NASH and Nutritional Therapy [electronic resource] /
Yamaguchi Symposium on Liver DiseaseCorporate Author
Okita, K.editor.
The liver has an important role in nutritional homeostasis, and it is well known that liver diseases can lead to abnormalities in the nutrient metabolism and to subsequent malnutrition . Because malnutrition is particularly prevalent in patients with liver cirrhosis, proper nutritional assessment and support for cirrhotic patients is essential. This collection of research and clinical findings on nonalcoholic steatchepatitis (NASH) and nutritional therapy contains significant new findings in several fields . As NASH frequently causes liver cirrhosis, the nutritional aspects of its treatment ar
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The liver has an important role in nutritional homeostasis, and it is well known that liver diseases can lead to abnormalities in the nutrient metabolism and to subsequent malnutrition . Because malnutrition is particularly prevalent in patients with liver cirrhosis, proper nutritional assessment and support for cirrhotic patients is essential. This collection of research and clinical findings on nonalcoholic steatchepatitis (NASH) and nutritional therapy contains significant new findings in several fields . As NASH frequently causes liver cirrhosis, the nutritional aspects of its treatment ar
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver (NAFL): Overview -- Role of Leptin in Pathogenesis of NASH -- Zone 3 Predominance of Histopathological Features in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis -- Genetic Background of Japanese Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) -- Predictors of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Japanese Patients: Thioredoxin and NASH -- Clinical Features of Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease -- Pathogenesis and Significance of Restricted Diet and Exercise Therapy in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) -- Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) -- Effect of Oral Supplementation with Branched-Chain Amino Acids on Albumin Concentration in the Early Stage of Cirrhosis -- Nutritional Therapy in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis.
Hepatology.
Gastroenterology .
Hepatology.
Gastroenterology.